Verse 1

{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.15.1", "source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֵלַ֔י אִם־יַעֲמֹ֨ד מֹשֶׁ֤ה וּשְׁמוּאֵל֙ לְפָנַ֔י אֵ֥ין נַפְשִׁ֖י אֶל־הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֑ה שַׁלַּ֥ח מֵֽעַל־פָּנַ֖י וְיֵצֵֽאוּ׃", "text": "*wə-yōʾmer* *YHWH* to-me, if-*yaʿămōd* *mōšeh* and-*šəmûʾēl* *lə-pānay*, *ʾên* *napšî* towards-*hā-ʿām* *ha-zeh*; send-away from-before-my-face and-*yēṣēʾû*.", "grammar": { "*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/the LORD", "*yaʿămōd*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - would stand", "*mōšeh*": "proper noun - Moses", "*šəmûʾēl*": "proper noun - Samuel", "*lə-pānay*": "preposition + noun common masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - before me/in my presence", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*napšî*": "noun common feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my soul/my desire", "*hā-ʿām*": "article + noun common masculine singular - the people", "*ha-zeh*": "article + demonstrative adjective - this", "*yēṣēʾû*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they shall go out" }, "variants": { "*ʾên napšî*": "my soul is not toward/I have no favor toward/I have no desire for", "*lə-pānay*": "before me/in my presence/before my face", "*šallaḥ*": "send away/dismiss/cast out (imperative)", "*yēṣēʾû*": "they will go out/depart/exit/leave" } }

Verse 2

{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.15.2", "source": "וְהָיָ֛ה כִּֽי־יֹאמְר֥וּ אֵלֶ֖יךָ אָ֣נָה נֵצֵ֑א וְאָמַרְתָּ֨ אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר לַמָּ֤וֶת לַמָּ֙וֶת֙ וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר לַחֶ֙רֶב֙ לַחֶ֔רֶב וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר לָֽרָעָב֙ לָֽרָעָ֔ב וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר לַשְּׁבִ֖י לַשֶּֽׁבִי׃", "text": "*wə-hāyāh* when-*yōʾmərû* to-you, where *nēṣēʾ*? and-*ʾāmartā* to-them, thus-*ʾāmar* *YHWH*: those for-*ha-māwet* to-*ha-māwet*, and-those for-*ha-ḥereb* to-*ha-ḥereb*, and-those for-*hā-rāʿāb* to-*hā-rāʿāb*, and-those for-*ha-šəbî* to-*ha-šəbî*.", "grammar": { "*wə-hāyāh*": "waw consecutive + qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - and it will happen/come to pass", "*yōʾmərû*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they will say", "*nēṣēʾ*": "qal imperfect 1st common plural - we will go out", "*ʾāmartā*": "qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you shall say", "*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he has said", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/the LORD", "*ha-māwet*": "article + noun common masculine singular - the death/pestilence", "*ha-ḥereb*": "article + noun common feminine singular - the sword", "*hā-rāʿāb*": "article + noun common masculine singular - the famine", "*ha-šəbî*": "article + noun common masculine singular - the captivity" }, "variants": { "*ʾānāh*": "where/to what place/whither", "*nēṣēʾ*": "we shall go out/depart/exit", "*kōh-ʾāmar YHWH*": "thus says the LORD/so said Yahweh", "*ʾăšer la-māwet la-māwet*": "those destined for death to death/those for pestilence to pestilence" } }

Verse 3

{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.15.3", "source": "וּפָקַדְתִּ֨י עֲלֵיהֶ֜ם אַרְבַּ֤ע מִשְׁפָּחוֹת֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה אֶת־הַחֶ֣רֶב לַֽהֲרֹ֔ג וְאֶת־הַכְּלָבִ֖ים לִסְחֹ֑ב וְאֶת־ע֧וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם וְאֶת־בֶּהֱמַ֥ת הָאָ֖רֶץ לֶאֱכֹ֥ל וּלְהַשְׁחִֽית׃", "text": "*û-pāqadtî* against-them four *mišpāḥôt* *nəʾum-YHWH*: *ʾet-ha-ḥereb* for-*la-hărōg*, and-*ʾet-ha-kəlābîm* for-*lisḥōb*, and-*ʾet-ʿôp ha-šāmayim* and-*ʾet-behĕmat hā-ʾāreṣ* for-*leʾĕkōl* and-for-*ləhašḥît*.", "grammar": { "*û-pāqadtî*": "waw consecutive + qal perfect 1st common singular - and I will appoint/visit", "*mišpāḥôt*": "noun common feminine plural - kinds/families/types", "*nəʾum-YHWH*": "utterance construct + divine name - declaration of Yahweh/says the LORD", "*ʾet-ha-ḥereb*": "direct object marker + article + noun common feminine singular - the sword", "*la-hărōg*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to kill/slay", "*ʾet-ha-kəlābîm*": "direct object marker + article + noun common masculine plural - the dogs", "*lisḥōb*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to drag/tear", "*ʾet-ʿôp ha-šāmayim*": "direct object marker + noun common masculine singular construct + article + noun common masculine plural - birds of the heavens", "*ʾet-behĕmat hā-ʾāreṣ*": "direct object marker + noun common feminine singular construct + article + noun common feminine singular - beasts of the earth", "*leʾĕkōl*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to eat/devour", "*ləhašḥît*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to destroy/corrupt" }, "variants": { "*pāqadtî*": "I will appoint/visit/assign/punish", "*mišpāḥôt*": "families/kinds/categories/types", "*lisḥōb*": "to drag/tear/draw/pull", "*leʾĕkōl ûləhašḥît*": "to eat and to destroy/to devour and to corrupt" } }

Verse 4

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Verse 6

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Verse 8

{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.15.8", "source": "עָֽצְמוּ־לִ֤י אַלְמְנֹתָו֙ מֵח֣וֹל יַמִּ֔ים הֵבֵ֨אתִי לָהֶ֥ם עַל־אֵ֛ם בָּח֖וּר שֹׁדֵ֣ד בַּֽצָּהֳרָ֑יִם הִפַּ֤לְתִּי עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ פִּתְאֹ֔ם עִ֖יר וּבֶהָלֽוֹת׃", "text": "*ʿāṣmû-lî* *ʾalmənōtāw* more-than-*ḥôl yammîm*; *hēbêʾtî* for-them against-mother of-young-man *šōdēd* in-*ba-ṣṣŏhŏrāyim*; *hippaltî* upon-her suddenly *ʿîr ûbehālôt*.", "grammar": { "*ʿāṣmû-lî*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural with preposition and 1st person singular suffix - they increased for me", "*ʾalmənōtāw*": "noun common feminine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his widows", "*ḥôl*": "noun common masculine singular construct - sand of", "*yammîm*": "noun common masculine plural - seas", "*hēbêʾtî*": "hiphil perfect 1st common singular - I brought", "*šōdēd*": "qal participle masculine singular - destroyer/devastator", "*ba-ṣṣŏhŏrāyim*": "preposition + article + noun common masculine dual - in the noonday", "*hippaltî*": "hiphil perfect 1st common singular - I caused to fall", "*ʿîr*": "noun common feminine singular - city", "*ûbehālôt*": "conjunction + noun common feminine plural - and terrors" }, "variants": { "*ʿāṣmû-lî ʾalmənōtāw*": "their widows are increased to me/their widows have multiplied before me", "*mēḥôl yammîm*": "more than the sand of the seas/beyond the sand of the oceans", "*šōdēd ba-ṣṣŏhŏrāyim*": "destroyer at noon/devastator at midday", "*hippaltî ʿāleyhā pitʾōm*": "I have caused to fall on her suddenly/I brought down upon her unexpectedly", "*ʿîr ûbehālôt*": "city and terrors/anguish and terrors" } }

Verse 9

{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.15.9", "source": "אֻמְלְלָ֞ה יֹלֶ֣דֶת הַשִּׁבְעָ֗ה נָפְחָ֥ה נַפְשָׁ֛הּ *באה **בָּ֥א שִׁמְשָׁ֛הּ בְּעֹ֥ד יוֹמָ֖ם בּ֣וֹשָׁה וְחָפֵ֑רָה וּשְׁאֵֽרִיתָ֗ם לַחֶ֧רֶב אֶתֵּ֛ן לִפְנֵ֥י אֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "*ʾumlālâ yōledet ha-šibʿâ*, *nāpḥâ napšāh*, *bāʾ šimšāh* while-still day, *bôšâ wə-ḥāpērâ*; and-*šəʾērîtām* to-*ha-ḥereb* *ʾettēn* before *ʾōyəbêhem* *nəʾum-YHWH*.", "grammar": { "*ʾumlālâ*": "pulal perfect 3rd feminine singular - she has become feeble/weakened", "*yōledet*": "qal participle feminine singular construct - bearer of/she who gave birth to", "*ha-šibʿâ*": "article + number - the seven", "*nāpḥâ*": "qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - she breathed out/expired", "*napšāh*": "noun common feminine singular construct with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her soul/life", "*bāʾ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - it has come/gone", "*šimšāh*": "noun common feminine singular construct with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her sun", "*bôšâ*": "qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - she is ashamed", "*wə-ḥāpērâ*": "conjunction + qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - and she is disgraced", "*šəʾērîtām*": "noun common feminine singular construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their remnant/remainder", "*ha-ḥereb*": "article + noun common feminine singular - the sword", "*ʾettēn*": "qal imperfect 1st common singular - I will give", "*ʾōyəbêhem*": "qal participle masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their enemies", "*nəʾum-YHWH*": "utterance construct + divine name - declaration of Yahweh/says the LORD" }, "variants": { "*ʾumlālâ*": "she has languished/become feeble/is miserable", "*yōledet ha-šibʿâ*": "mother of seven/she who bore seven", "*nāpḥâ napšāh*": "she has breathed out her soul/her life has expired", "*bāʾ šimšāh*": "her sun has set/gone down", "*bəʿōd yômām*": "while it was yet day/during daylight", "*bôšâ wə-ḥāpērâ*": "she is ashamed and confounded/disgraced and humiliated" } }

Verse 10

{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.15.10", "source": "אֽוֹי־לִ֣י אִמִּ֔י כִּ֣י יְלִדְתִּ֗נִי אִ֥ישׁ רִ֛יב וְאִ֥ישׁ מָד֖וֹן לְכָל־הָאָ֑רֶץ לֹֽא־נָשִׁ֥יתִי וְלֹא־נָֽשׁוּ־בִ֖י כֻּלֹּ֥ה מְקַלְלַֽונִי׃", "text": "Woe-to-me, my-mother, that *yəlidtinî* *ʾîš rîb* and-*ʾîš mādôn* to-all-*hā-ʾāreṣ*! Not-*nāšîtî* and-not-*nāšû-bî*, yet-all *məqalləlawnî*.", "grammar": { "*yəlidtinî*": "qal perfect 2nd feminine singular with 1st common singular suffix - you bore me", "*ʾîš*": "noun common masculine singular construct - man of", "*rîb*": "noun common masculine singular - strife/contention", "*mādôn*": "noun common masculine singular - contention/strife", "*hā-ʾāreṣ*": "article + noun common feminine singular - the land/earth", "*nāšîtî*": "qal perfect 1st common singular - I have lent", "*nāšû-bî*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural with preposition and 1st common singular suffix - they have lent to me", "*məqalləlawnî*": "piel participle masculine singular with 1st common singular suffix - cursing me" }, "variants": { "*ʾôy-lî*": "woe to me/alas for me", "*ʾîš rîb wə-ʾîš mādôn*": "man of strife and man of contention/man of conflict and man of dispute", "*lō-nāšîtî wə-lō-nāšû-bî*": "I have not lent, nor have they lent to me/I have neither borrowed nor have they borrowed from me", "*kullōh məqalləlawnî*": "everyone curses me/all of them curse me" } }

Verse 15

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Verse 16

{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.15.16", "source": "נִמְצְא֤וּ דְבָרֶ֙יךָ֙ וָאֹ֣כְלֵ֔ם וַיְהִ֤י *דבריך **דְבָֽרְךָ֙ לִ֔י לְשָׂשׂ֖וֹן וּלְשִׂמְחַ֣ת לְבָבִ֑י כִּֽי־נִקְרָ֤א שִׁמְךָ֙ עָלַ֔י יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י צְבָאֽוֹת׃", "text": "*nimṣəʾû dəbārekā* *wā-ʾōklēm*, *wa-yəhî dəbārəkā* to-me for-*śāśôn* and-for-*śimḥat* my-heart; for-*niqrāʾ* your-name upon-me, *YHWH ʾĕlōhê ṣəbāʾôt*.", "grammar": { "*nimṣəʾû*": "niphal perfect 3rd common plural - they were found", "*dəbārekā*": "noun common masculine plural construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your words", "*wā-ʾōklēm*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 1st common singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - and I ate them", "*wa-yəhî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it became", "*dəbārəkā*": "noun common masculine singular construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your word", "*śāśôn*": "noun common masculine singular - joy/rejoicing", "*śimḥat*": "noun common feminine singular construct - gladness of", "*niqrāʾ*": "niphal perfect 3rd masculine singular - it is called", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/the LORD", "*ʾĕlōhê*": "noun common masculine plural construct - God of", "*ṣəbāʾôt*": "noun common feminine plural - hosts/armies" }, "variants": { "*nimṣəʾû dəbārekā*": "your words were found/discovered", "*wā-ʾōklēm*": "and I ate them/devoured them/consumed them", "*lĕśāśôn ûlĕśimḥat lĕbābî*": "for joy and for gladness of my heart", "*niqrāʾ šimkā ʿālay*": "your name is called upon me/I am called by your name", "*YHWH ʾĕlōhê ṣəbāʾôt*": "Yahweh God of hosts/the LORD God of armies" } }

Verse 18

{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.15.18", "source": "לָ֣מָּה הָיָ֤ה כְאֵבִי֙ נֶ֔צַח וּמַכָּתִ֖י אֲנוּשָׁ֑ה מֵֽאֲנָה֙ הֵֽרָפֵ֔א הָי֨וֹ תִֽהְיֶ֥ה לִי֙ כְּמ֣וֹ אַכְזָ֔ב מַ֖יִם לֹ֥א נֶאֱמָֽנוּ׃", "text": "Why *hāyâ* my-pain *neṣaḥ*, and-my-wound *ʾănûšâ*? *mēʾănâ hērāpēʾ*; *hāyô tihyeh* to-me like *ʾakzāb* waters not *neʾĕmānû*.", "grammar": { "*hāyâ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - it has become", "*kəʾēbî*": "noun common masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my pain", "*neṣaḥ*": "noun common masculine singular - perpetuity/everlasting", "*makkātî*": "noun common feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my wound/blow", "*ʾănûšâ*": "qal passive participle feminine singular - incurable/desperate", "*mēʾănâ*": "piel perfect 3rd feminine singular - it refuses", "*hērāpēʾ*": "niphal infinitive construct - to be healed", "*hāyô tihyeh*": "qal infinitive absolute + qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - surely you will be", "*ʾakzāb*": "noun common masculine singular - deceitful/deceptive", "*neʾĕmānû*": "niphal perfect 3rd common plural - they are reliable" }, "variants": { "*lāmmâ hāyâ kəʾēbî neṣaḥ*": "why has my pain been perpetual/why is my pain continuous", "*makkātî ʾănûšâ*": "my wound incurable/my blow desperate", "*mēʾănâ hērāpēʾ*": "it refuses to be healed/it refuses healing", "*hāyô tihyeh lî kəmô ʾakzāb*": "will you indeed be to me like a deceptive [stream]/will you be like a deceitful [brook]", "*mayim lōʾ neʾĕmānû*": "waters not reliable/waters that cannot be trusted" } }

Verse 19

{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.15.19", "source": "לָכֵ֞ן כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אִם־תָּשׁ֤וּב וַאֲשִֽׁיבְךָ֙ לְפָנַ֣י תַּֽעֲמֹ֔ד וְאִם־תּוֹצִ֥יא יָקָ֛ר מִזּוֹלֵ֖ל כְּפִ֣י תִֽהְיֶ֑ה יָשֻׁ֤בוּ הֵ֙מָּה֙ אֵלֶ֔יךָ וְאַתָּ֖ה לֹֽא־תָשׁ֥וּב אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃", "text": "Therefore, thus-*ʾāmar YHWH*: If-*tāšûb* and-*ʾăšîbkā*, before-me *taʿămōd*; and-if-*tôṣîʾ* *yāqār* from-*zôlēl*, as-my-mouth *tihyeh*; *yāšubû* they to-you, and-you not-*tāšûb* to-them.", "grammar": { "*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he has said", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/the LORD", "*tāšûb*": "qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you return", "*ʾăšîbkā*": "hiphil imperfect 1st common singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - I will restore you", "*taʿămōd*": "qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you will stand", "*tôṣîʾ*": "hiphil imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you will bring out", "*yāqār*": "adjective masculine singular - precious", "*zôlēl*": "adjective masculine singular - worthless", "*tihyeh*": "qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you will be", "*yāšubû*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they will return", "*tāšûb*": "qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you will return" }, "variants": { "*kōh-ʾāmar YHWH*": "thus says the LORD/so said Yahweh", "*ʾim-tāšûb wa-ʾăšîbkā*": "if you return, then I will restore you/if you repent, I will bring you back", "*lĕpānay taʿămōd*": "before me you shall stand/in my presence you will stand", "*tôṣîʾ yāqār mizzôlēl*": "you bring out the precious from the worthless/you extract the valuable from the vile", "*kĕpî tihyeh*": "like my mouth you will be/as my spokesman you shall be" } }

Verse 20

{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.15.20", "source": "וּנְתַתִּ֜יךָ לָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֗ה לְחוֹמַ֤ת נְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ בְּצוּרָ֔ה וְנִלְחֲמ֥וּ אֵלֶ֖יךָ וְלֹא־י֣וּכְלוּ לָ֑ךְ כִּֽי־אִתְּךָ֥ אֲנִ֛י לְהוֹשִֽׁיעֲךָ֥ וּלְהַצִּילֶ֖ךָ נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "*û-nətattîkā* to-*hā-ʿām ha-zeh* for-*ḥômat nəḥōšet bəṣûrâ*; and-*nilḥămû* against-you and-not-*yûkəlû* to-you; for-with-you I to-*lĕhôšîʿăkā* and-to-*lĕhaṣṣîlekā* *nəʾum-YHWH*.", "grammar": { "*û-nətattîkā*": "conjunction + qal perfect 1st common singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - and I will make you", "*hā-ʿām*": "article + noun common masculine singular - the people", "*ha-zeh*": "article + demonstrative adjective - this", "*ḥômat*": "noun common feminine singular construct - wall of", "*nəḥōšet*": "noun common feminine singular - bronze", "*bəṣûrâ*": "adjective feminine singular - fortified", "*nilḥămû*": "niphal perfect 3rd common plural - they will fight", "*yûkəlû*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they will prevail", "*lĕhôšîʿăkā*": "hiphil infinitive construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - to save you", "*lĕhaṣṣîlekā*": "hiphil infinitive construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - to deliver you", "*nəʾum-YHWH*": "utterance construct + divine name - declaration of Yahweh/says the LORD" }, "variants": { "*û-nətattîkā lā-ʿām ha-zeh*": "and I will make you to this people/I will set you before this people", "*ḥômat nəḥōšet bəṣûrâ*": "a wall of bronze, fortified/a fortified bronze wall", "*nilḥămû ʾēlekā*": "they will fight against you/they will wage war against you", "*lōʾ-yûkəlû lāk*": "they will not prevail against you/they will not overcome you", "*lĕhôšîʿăkā ûlĕhaṣṣîlekā*": "to save you and to deliver you/to rescue you and to preserve you" } }